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In 1960, when I first entered college, war was the furthest thing from my mind. John Kennedy had been elected President of the USA and I was focused on simply enjoying college and some day, perhaps, going to law school. Little did I realize on August 2, 1964, that the U.S. destroyer Maddox in exchanging shots with North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin would result in my being sent to Vietnam to support our war effort. How did I get there? What happened to me in that country? What followed thereafter? Read 50 short tales that tell the story. Donald Strauss has had a 34 year…mehr

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In 1960, when I first entered college, war was the furthest thing from my mind. John Kennedy had been elected President of the USA and I was focused on simply enjoying college and some day, perhaps, going to law school. Little did I realize on August 2, 1964, that the U.S. destroyer Maddox in exchanging shots with North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin would result in my being sent to Vietnam to support our war effort. How did I get there? What happened to me in that country? What followed thereafter? Read 50 short tales that tell the story. Donald Strauss has had a 34 year career as an executive in Fortune 100 companies. He has also taught graduate school programs in Human Resources & Career Management for over 25 years. Additionally, he has been a career consultant and was Co-Director of a non-profit retirement planning firm. His degrees are from NYU and the University of Illinois.